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Tommy Gavin quotes from Rescue Me

Played by Denis Leary · 184 quotes · page 3 of 13

Tommy Gavin

Played by Denis Leary

Rescue Me · 279 quotes

Most-quoted character in Rescue Me: in 184 of its 279 quotes
Most scenes with: Lou Shea (47), Sean Leslie Garrity (41), Franco Rivera (34)

Scenes with Tommy Gavin 171

You don't do that, Sean. You don't bang a guy's girlfriend, ex-girlfriend, wife, ex-wife, or his sister without his permission. And I mean crystal-goddamn-clear permission.

You haven't even spoken to her, in like, five years.

Guys?

Tommy

You broke the rules.

Big time.

Wh--? Ho-- How? Explain to me how. [Lou interrupts him] Let me finish my -- [Lou interrupts him again] Can I at least-- [Lou interrupts him]

Tommy

Look, you run into a guy's ex-girlfriend in a bar and feel her up.

Yes.

Tommy

You can be in a bar, meet a guy's ex-wife, and...

[makes circular gestures on his chest] Titty action.

Tommy

A little bit of titty action. You can even grab guy's sister's ass in a bar that the guy actually happens to be in.

Yes, you could.

Tommy

And it's all explainable under the giant umbrella of the huge, 'Sorry-I-Was-Drunk' rule.

Like Visa and Mastercard, accepted the world over and never argued.

Tommy

Never argued. Which was why the rule was created by the way, by the... Romans?

Ah, even earlier than that, my friend: the Druids.

Listen, Franco didn't want to have anything to do with her.

He just doesn't get it.

Tommy

[counting on his fingers]: Look, girlfriend, ex-girlfriend, wife, ex-wife, sister, half-sister: [sweeps his hands] No pussy!

GGuy

Are you Tommy Gavin?

Tommy

Yeah, who's askin'?

GGuy

We're Roger's friends.

Tommy

Well, that's your problem, not mine. [the three guys form a circle around him] What? What are you guys gonna do? Audit me? [they beat him up]

How many were there?

Tommy

Three. They got me outside the bar.

Did they do any damage?

Tommy

Come on. They work on Wall Street the worst they can give me is a paper cut.

Tommy

I'll take the high road.

Huh. You?

Tommy

Okay, maybe not the high road but certainly not the lowest road.

Which is where you normally travel.

Tommy

Hey, you kiddin' me? I drew up the original maps.

[After they bet Sean that he couldn't get to first base and he did with a transvestite, although he doesn't know that she is one]

Tommy

Well, the thing is uh, we uh... We wanna go double or nothin'.

Oh, god.

Wait, wait, wait. What's the bet?

Tommy

80 bucks says you can't close the deal by the weekend.

What you mean sleep with her?

Tommy

Full penetration. Before the weekend.

Yeah, I don't know.

Tommy

Come on. I thought you had game, big shot.

I do. I got game. I-- I just don't wanna rush it. It's just something about this girl, she's-- she's different.

No shit.

Oh, God.

Yeah. It was somethin' that she was doin' with her mouth. I don't know what it was but it was all...wet. [Chief looks like he's gonna puke] What's wrong? Are you okay? [Chief walks towards the bathroom]

Tommy

He had a bad sandwich this afternoon.

[Janet is drunk and kisses Tommy]

Tommy

And what are we doing?

We're gonna go upstairs.

Tommy

Oh, we are?

Mm hmm.

Tommy

Okay. Now, not that I don't wanna go upstairs, but okay, where are we going with this?

What, you don't want me?

Tommy

No, that's not what I said. I did not say that. What --

Tommy, we were always at our best [kisses him] when we were in bed. A million problems everywhere else, but in bed... [kisses him] Come on.

Tommy

Alright.

Tommy

What're you ladies talking about?

The firefighter calender. I'm doing it again this year.

Yeah, he gets to choose his own month.

Tommy

Great.

So what month are you going for?

I'd try for February. Work that whole Valentine's Day thing.

Nah, common mistake. Shortest month of the year.

So, what's a good month?

Well, you definitely don't wanna be December. Nobody pays attention to you until the last 30 days of the year. You wanna be in the first four or five months to maximize booty potential. I'm thinkin' April, May, in there, you know? It's spring. Winter clothes are comin' off. Chicks are thinkin' about gettin' laid.

Yeah? Interesting.

Yeah, it's a science, and I'm the mad scientist.

Two grand for a porch?

Last one we did, we got what, 600 bucks?

Who is this guy? The king of chumps?

Tommy

Nah, some shrink, you know? I figure we get Charlie Walsh's cousin to give us the lumber for what, 300 bones? And we'll divide the rest up. You in?

Yeah, for that kind of money, I might show up in a tux.

Tommy

Franco?

In.

I'll do it.

Tommy

Let me tell you something kid: First time doing a porch job, you work for free.

Let me clarify further. Not only do you not get paid, you generally do all the work while we sit around drinking beer and shooting the shit.

Tommy

And you gotta buy the beer.

Yeah, a couple of those suitcase things. MGD is good.

Guys, I just remembered... I'm busy.

Tommy

Yeah, you're busy helping us queer-bait.

Tommy, nothing's changed.

Tommy

I didn't come over to you last night, you came lookin' for-- and now you're going to tell me that it shouldn't have happened?

I was drunk, I was frustrated. I'm tired of being alone.

Tommy

You're not alone, okay? I live across the street. Which you gladly took advantage of last night.

But you don't understand. I need something more-- something that I can't get from you. [Tommy makes a face] Yes, the sex was great. But the sex is always great with us, Tommy. We've never had a problem connecting on a physical level, but an emotional level--

Tommy

Oh, Jesus Christ. I knew that was what you were going to say!

Hey, I can't do this anymore, I'm tired of being this lonely.

Tommy

You know what? You're nuts, you should see a shrink because you are--

I am sorry.

Tommy

You're sorry? Bullshit. You come over my house. You lure me into bed, you bang me, you get my hopes up and now you're sorry?

I wanted to see if it still worked.

Tommy

If what worked? My dick?

Hey, I went with Dwight the other night to the city, we caught a show and afterwards I look into this bar and who do I see? Our very own little probie making out with some broad to beat the band.

Tommy

So...?

So... this chick is old enough to be his mother.

Oh god, I just caught a chill.

Tommy

How old?

I don't know, I didn't have time to cut her in half and count the rings but she's pretty old, I mean for him. I'm guessin' late 40's.

Wow, really?

Yeah. [Mike walks up] Hey, speak of the devil. Hey, kid, your ears burning?

Huh?

Tommy

Hey, are you bangin' some old broad?

And if you are, a word of caution: A broken hip takes a very long time to heal.

Hey, she's not that old. She's only 46.

Well, that's nothin' in dog years.

Yeah, which probably applies to her.

I was readin' FHM yesterday and they said that the average cock is like six inches long.

Yeah we're huge! [slaps Sean's hand]

Huge.

CChief

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Before you two ponies start swingin' your johnson's around, answer one question for me. Did you measure from the top or bottom?

Tommy

Ooh. A little fly in the ointment.

CChief

Did you go from the under carriage, from the ball-sac to the tip?

[Mike and Sean exchange looks]

Yeah. Yeah, we did.

Well then you might as well have been measuring from the base of your spine because everybody gets at least an inch going the other way. You gotta go from the pubic bone to the tip.

Ah, no way, that means I'm only like 6 1/2.

Almost.

Shit.

I don't know if you're right about that, Chief.

Been there, done this, boys. I got twenty that starts the "biggest dick in the crew" contest. Who wants in?

You gonna measure yours?

I haven't seen my feet in ten years let alone my dick.

Tommy

Chief, I got a question.

And I think I know what that question is Firefighter Gavin.

Tommy

Really?

CChief

Girth?

Tommy

Ha. Exactly.

Wait. What? Girth.

Tommy

Circumference, asshole.

That's gonna be a completely different story. I'm gonna double the wager.

Tommy

[about Colleen] I'm not exactly over here doin' a jig because she turned into a lezbo.

Hey, Tom. She is not a lesbian.

Tommy

She has a girlfriend.

She's 15 years old. She's only had one boyfriend. When she's had to deal with 5 or 6 guys, then I can see her going gay.

I know you guys are talkin' about my tits and my ass. Just in case you are wondering, I'm a 34-C cup, my nipples are slightly larger than average and stand up like top-hats when aroused. My ass is tight as a snare drum but still soft to the touch. Any more questions?

Tommy

Wow. [Laura puts Tommy's sandwich on the table]

Yeah. Can I get one of those? [points to the sandwich]

No. [leaves]

Tommy

Did she just say top-hats?

I believe she did.

I've always been a big fan of formal wear.

[Tommy is pulled over for speeding through a downtown intersection]

Tommy

Hey, how you doing? Hey, Collins man!

CCollins

You better have a good excuse, Gavin.

Tommy

Oh, you know what man, I got a phone call...

CCollins

That was some dare-devil shit back there.

Tommy

I know, I know. I got a phone call about twenty minutes ago. My mom had a heart attack and I got to get to a hospital.

CCollins

Bullshit.

Tommy

No bro, I'm serious!

CCollins

Give me your license and reg... All right, the honeymoon's over Gavin, all right? So tell all your friends and all that hero worship you got after 9/11 ain't getting paid any dues anymore. We lost guys downtown too, but nobody even talks about us. 343 firemen. There was almost 100 cops!

Tommy

That's true. Nobody's forgetting about the cops.

CCollins

Guess what? You so much as look at a cop the wrong way and you're paying the price. All right, asshole?

Tommy

You know this is going to come back to bite you in the ass. We got a big hockey game coming up again. A rematch-- in what, like a week?

CCollins

Yeah, I'm real concerned about payback. Yeah, I hope your ma don't die while I'm writing you up, either. Have a nice day.

Tommy

[whispers] Shithead.

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